Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
"Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute inflammation of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA that is characterized by the presence of pseudomembranes or plaques in the SMALL INTESTINE (pseudomembranous enteritis) and the LARGE INTESTINE (pseudomembranous colitis). It is commonly associated with antibiotic therapy and CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE colonization.
| Descriptor ID |
D004761
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.222.310 C06.405.205.596.800 C06.405.469.363.800
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous" by people in Profiles.
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Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization as a reservoir for Clostridium difficile infection. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2014 Aug; 12(8):967-80.
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Clostridium difficile: case report and concise review of fecal microbiota transplantation. J S C Med Assoc. 2013 Jun; 109(2):62-6.
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Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Clostridium difficile infections. Am J Gastroenterol. 2013 Apr; 108(4):478-98; quiz 499.
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Analysis of an outbreak of Clostridium difficile infection controlled with enhanced infection control measures. Am J Infect Control. 2009 Aug; 37(6):458-64.
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High frequency of rifampin resistance identified in an epidemic Clostridium difficile clone from a large teaching hospital. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Feb 15; 48(4):425-9.
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tcdC genotypes associated with severe TcdC truncation in an epidemic clone and other strains of Clostridium difficile. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jan; 45(1):215-21.
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Tolevamer, a novel nonantibiotic polymer, compared with vancomycin in the treatment of mild to moderately severe Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 15; 43(4):411-20.
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Cytomegalovirus colitis presenting with the endoscopic appearance of pseudomembranous colitis. Gastrointest Endosc. 1999 Nov; 50(5):697-700.
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Enteric defensin expression in necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatr Res. 1998 Jul; 44(1):20-6.
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Mesenteric ischemia in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Pediatr Surg. 1993 Apr; 28(4):606-11.